Thornton Street, Kempston, Bedford
South East
£325,000
Listed on 13/10/2026
Listed on 13/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
961 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
Goodacres Residential presents a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, with approximately 961 sq ft of accommodation arranged around two reception rooms and an extended kitchen. The front lounge has a bay window and fireplace, while the separate dining room opens towards the rear garden. The kitchen is fitted with wall and base units, work surfaces and space for appliances.
Upstairs are two double bedrooms, a third single bedroom and a family bathroom with a bath and shower over. Outside, the rear garden includes lawn, patio and gravelled sections, with scope for a buyer to adapt the layout. A driveway and separate garage provide additional parking and storage. The property offers established accommodation and some potential for personalisation.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a usable three-bedroom semi with a bay-fronted lounge, separate dining room, extended kitchen and a separate garage, giving it a practical layout and useful scope to personalise. The kitchen and bathroom already look functional and reasonably current, so the visible work is mainly a light refresh: dated carpets and finishes, with some garden tidying and a small patch of missing plaster or exposed brick to check.
At £325,000, the asking price is slightly above the local £/sqf benchmark rather than a value-led entry point. With the estimated refurb, all-in costs look tight against local benchmarks, so the numbers are not especially forgiving for a project buyer, despite the manageable scale of the work.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated carpets and traditional finishes in the lounge, dining area and bedrooms to give the usable living spaces a more current feel.
- Personalise the lawn, gravel and patio garden with routine tidying and selective landscaping.
- Make use of the separate garage for storage, parking or a workshop.
Key risks
- The small area of exposed brick or missing plaster high on a bedroom wall warrants checking.
- All-in purchase and refurb costs look tight against local benchmarks, limiting the apparent value cushion.
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